Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Sunday, July 24, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Washington Nationals (31-64) are traveling to Chase Field on Sunday where they will try to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks (41-52). The expected starting pitchers are Erick Fedde and Merrill Kelly.

The Nationals have earned 156 doubles as a unit and have smacked 74 baseballs out of the stadium. Washington is slugging .373 and have been called out on strikes 679 times, while drawing a walk on 293 occasions. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which ranks them 27th in baseball. They have 349 runs batted in as well as 785 hits this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .247. They have accumulated 365 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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Nationals pitchers have allowed 140 home runs and 523 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 342 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.88 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.18 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. The Nationals have a team ERA of 5.16 for the season (29th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 746 batters.

Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 91 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen are sitting with 35 holds over the course of the season (27th in MLB). The Nationals bullpen have recorded a save rate of 62.5% and has come into the game in 60 save situations. They have recorded 15 saves on the season and have blown 9 of their 24 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 147 base runners over the course of the season with 30.6% of them crossed the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 346 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Nationals have turned 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,515 innings on the field, ranking them 26th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have accumulated 2,505 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 847 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 26th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 66 double plays.

Fedde (20-27 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.14 while he has faced 1,824 batters in the majors. He has given up 441 base knocks (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 176 walks. His ERA is 5.18 (239 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.486. Fedde has thrown 415 innings and has earned 325 K's so far in his MLB career.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have an OBP of .303 and a batting average of .224 for the year. They have been rung up on 797 occasions (15th in the league) and have recorded 688 base hits. Arizona has hit 107 home runs this season and 369 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .385 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per contest (21st in baseball). They have 141 doubles, while walking 329 times and putting up 393 runs.

The Diamondbacks have a WHIP of 1.311 and have a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.35 (671 strikeouts against 285 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 789. They have yielded 101 dingers and they surrender 4.80 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 437 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.31 (392 earned runs surrendered).

Arizona has called on relievers to take the mound in 32 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 59.4%, and they have sent 322 relievers to the hill so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 106 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. Arizona bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.6% out of 118 inherited runners. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Diamondbacks have earned 47 holds and 13 blown saves.

In 7,374 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (14th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 77 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in baseball). The Diamondbacks have accrued 781 assists, 59 errors and have a tally of 2,458 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Kelly has allowed 470 base knocks while totaling 406 K's in 483 innings. Kelly (32-32 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.04 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 217 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.261 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has gone up against 2,021 batters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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